Hello!
Since upgrading to Lion I have had my iMac 3 times tunr off right in the middle of working. Different apps all the time. It never has done this using snow leopard. Just started after I upgraded to Lion. Is there anywhere in the console to look at logs to see what is happening or is anyone else haveing a similiar issue?
Thanks!!!
I am not having a similar problem. However I would recommend that you look at the "All Messages" of Console at the time that it shuts down.
If it just turns off without warning rather than crashing ... It sounds more like a power supply issue than an operating system issue though.
Identical experience but with a first gen 15" unibody MacBook pro... Will turn off with no warning multiple times a day. Started after "upgrade" to lion. Never happened before.
After further digging, and a bit more time in the forums, it seems that there is an issue with Lion and some discrete graphics cards. IF you set your Mac to ONLY use the integrated graphics (using a tool such as gfxcardstatus, or the built in preferences on the older MBP), then you may find relief until Apple puts out an update.
My Macbook Pro has also gone off twice since I upgraded. Actually it seems like the screen goes off, not the computer. But the only way to make it come back to life is by force-restarting the computer!
Come on, Apple! Release an update NOW!
I have experienced this black screen issue almost ten times since the upgrade to Lion. I am not finding much help out here. This is a very unstable platform.
Have you tried gfxcardstatus? DId it help?
I installed the gfxcardstatus yesterday, had it set to integrated only, and experienced a black screen followed by an immediate shutdown trying to open the email from the support community.
Is there any way of backing out the Lion upgrade?
Dear ebow1970,
You can always restore the backup that you took before you installed Lion.
1) If it is a Time Machine backup boot from your Snow Leopard install disk, and select Restore from Time Machine Backup
2) If it is a bootable clone, simply restore the clone back to your internal hard disk
Cheers,
Rodney
Have you guys tried resetting the PRAM?
Shut down your computer
Unplug all of the periffirals and the power cords
Leave unplugegd for 30 seconds and plug back in
When starting up, hold down Option+Command+P+R until the screen goes black
When the computer reboots let go of the keys
It seemd to have solved my issue momentarilly but im digging around for more information online
I have tried resetting everything. It still happens. It isn't over heating ewither. Nothing shows in the console either. It just turns off. Very random.
I have tried resetting everything
Did that include Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) ??
Yes. This started happening with Lion. Never happened with Snow Leopard.
My iMac (27'' C2D 3.06Ghz) did that earlier today.
I have Lion since Friday.
Mihalis.
Same for me (1 year old 27" iMac). Never done this before & has been randomly shutting down for weeks now. It started out very bad - every few minutes in the days immediately after I installed Lion, now it's about 1-2 times per day (or less). I also have a Macbook Pro that has no problems at all.
I have spent hours on the phone with Apple - tried every test & nothing has solved the issue.
They suggested it could be old incompatible software, so I have basically stripped my mac of any software I no longer use (and now there is nothing on the iMac that isn't in the laptop). I used Appcleaner to make sure all component parts of old software was removed.
I also use Cocktail to complete a complete system maintence daily (repair permissions + clean out caches etc).
Between those two actions, the computer is at least usable now, but its certainly not fixed.
BTW, it's not heat or CPU-load related. It will turn off anytime - at the log in screen, or when left with no software running & no peripherals plugged in etc
iMac turns off suddenly
